Seriously? Did Rush Actually Say Something Nice About Michelle?

The Internet was all a-twitter over the possibility that notorious Obama-hater Rush Limbaugh actually had something positive to say about First Lady Michelle Obama. The crazy rumor began when Limbaugh made note of a comment by Indiana Governor Mitch Daniels, who said that the Obamas set a great example for family values. But don’t get too excited, Limbaugh made sure to return to his insulting ways soon after.

And he’s right, Limbaugh added, they do that well. Mom and Dad and the two kids. It’s a good-looking family.

Limbaugh then went in on the First Family, stating that Mrs. Obama needs to get rid of her nutritional standards to combat childhood obesity.

That’s not the kind of teamwork, you see, that the people of this country want. They don’t want their government telling them what they cannot eat. They don’t want the government telling them what they must eat. Even little leftist robot kids don’t.

Then in a really insulting remark, Limbaugh went back to the hypocritical Republican position that poor people simply need to learn family values:

You know, the best thing Michelle Obama could do — and I’m not joking here — the best thing Michelle Obama could do for people in poverty is to simply highlight the solid nuclear family that she has with her husband, Barack, and the two kids.

It’s easy to see why Limbaugh wouldn’t be happy about Michelle Obama’s nutritional standards: She and her family are healthy, and Rush Limbaugh is not. The poor man has fought with obesity, drug addiction, and nearly every other symbol of a gluttonous, self-absorbed life. His position on disciplined family values is heavily contradicted by the way he’s lived his own life — but that’s essentially what makes him a good Republican.

Limbaugh is correct that the Obamas have the kind of family that even most Republicans can’t criticize. They are not defying the norms of the Black family; they are reflecting them. Millions of Black families across America consist of good, normal people who want to do what’s best for their children. Limbaugh’s code language involving the use of words like “poor,” “urban,” and “unprivileged,” are nothing more than modern day manifestations of the same old self-righteous racism that has held our country back for the last 400 years.

Limbaugh may want to take time to reflect on his own values. If every poor family in America decided to take on the ethical disposition of Rush Limbaugh, then God help us all. The man almost went to prison for his drug addiction for goodness sake, and it’s amazing that so many Republicans are listening to him.